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An arrest turned chaotic in western North Carolina when a suspect shot himself<\/a> and the bullet also struck a special agent in his protective vest, according to the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n

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It happened Friday at a strip mall in Spruce Pine, as agents were attempting arrest 52-year-old Timothy Alan Hoilman, the SBI said in a May 15 news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cA team of special agents, in cooperation with Spruce Pine Police Department, was serving an arrest warrant on a subject charged with two counts of statutory sex offense with a child 15 years or younger and one count of statutory rape of a child 15 years or younger,\u201d the SBI reports.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen approached by the special agents, the suspect drew a concealed weapon and sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The discharged round also struck an SBI Special Agent in his protective vest.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The agent was not seriously hurt, officials said. His identity was not released.<\/p>\n

\u201cSBI agents immediately rendered medical aid and secured the scene,\u201d officials said. \u201cThe suspect was transported to a nearby medical facility for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details of Hoilman\u2019s condition were not released.<\/p>\n

Spruce Pine is about a 115-mile drive northwest from uptown Charlotte.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM<\/span> with the headline “Man shoots himself during arrest and bullet also hits SBI agent, NC officials say.” <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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